ARCATA, California, April 14 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: * * * University Breaks Ground on Cutting-Edge Energy Research + Sustainability Center Cal Poly Humboldt has officially broken ground on the Energy Research + Sustainability Center (ER+SC)--a hub dedicated to cutting-edge research in sustainability and cultivating the next generation of environmental leaders. The $28 million project is one of several new infrastructure projects mad  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Clean Energy Associations Recommend Key Revisions to Upcoming ICC Storage Procurement Report Groups unify and urge Illinois regulators to align storage roadmap with 1,500 MW clean energy target CHICAGO, Ill., April 14, 2025 - Illinois clean energy trade associations are unifying and calling for the Illinois Commerce Commission's (ICC) consultant to make critical revisions to its up  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following Monthly Budget Review for March 2025 on April 8, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * The federal budget deficit totaled $1.3 trillion in the first half of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $245 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues increased by $71 billion (or 3 percent), and outlays rose by $317 billion (or 10 percent).   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on April 8, 2025, entitled "Recent Publications and Work in Progress as of March 31, 2025:" * * * To provide the Congress with a comprehensive review of its work, the Congressional Budget Office publishes quarterly reports that highlight the agency's recent publications and summarize its work in progress./1 Over the past three months, CBO has produced a variety of budget and economic analyses, fulfil  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 15 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation's 'Fishing for a Cure' Surpasses One Million Dollars Raised in Bass Fishing Tounament's History Event raised $150,000 this year for K9s For Veterans BRACEVILLE, Ill. (April 14, 2025) Constellation's "Fishing for a Cure" tournament, held Saturday, April 12 on Braidwood Lake, raised an event rec  more

HELENA, Montana, April 14 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Praises Rollback of Restrictive Energy Policies President Donald J. Trump lifts federal requirements for environmental impact statements for oil and gas drilling * April 14 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today praised an announcement that the Department of the Interior (DOI) will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to prepare an environ  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Illinois Auditor General released its "Financial Audit of Individual Nonshared Governmental Funds," showcasing a robust financial standing with no audit findings. The document, issued on March 13, 2025, details the fiscal health of the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) Operations Fund, Renewable Energy Resources Fund, and Trust Fund. Conducted by Plante Moran, PLLC, as special assistant auditors for the Auditor General, the audit confirmed unmodified opinions, indicating th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Intero Biosystems from University of Michigan wins Rice Business Plan Competition Intero Biosystems -- a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human "mini gut" replicating cell types, spatial structure and function of the human intestine -- took home the grand prize at the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition. The company's product, Gastroscreen, includes the intestinal lining and supp  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Law Accredited by American Association of Professional Landmen NORMAN, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma College of Law is the first law school in America to be accredited by the American Association of Professional Landmen. This accreditation recognizes OU Law's Master of Legal Studies in Energy and Natural Resources Law program, a fully online graduate program. "OU was an early adopter of   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: The new, shorter space race UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Another race to space is on, but the competitors aren't reaching for the moon. Instead, multiple national agencies and private companies across the world are aiming for the edge of Earth's atmosphere. Launching satellites into this very low Earth orbit (VLEO) environment -- the altitude between 60 and 280 miles above Earth -- could   more